57. Part 1: Living Always On Purpose with Amy Wong
Imagine a world where you woke up every day feeling like you knew what you were meant to do. For some, this may seem like a pipe dream but it's closer than you think. If you’ve ever wanted to live your day-to-day with engagement, focus, and joy you’re going to want to stick around. Welcome back to the Unlimited Potential Show! Today we are starting an exciting two-part series on a book called “Living On Purpose”, and we are lucky enough to have the author with us today! Amy Wong is a certified Executive Coach using expertise in transpersonal psychology, design thinking, interpersonal neurobiology, and Conversational Intelligence®. She has taken her extensive education and put it to good use too. Listen in as Amy tells us her story of stepping out of the “shoulds” of life and moving towards living on purpose. Join us as we discuss the biggest misconception when it comes to your purpose, tips to dealing with rejection, and how you can start stepping into your purpose today. Amy talks about the power of paying attention to the pull in your life and not drowning your desires with “should” instead, focusing on the positives that come from moving towards your big dream. This episode is packed with insight on how you can start living on purpose so be sure to check out next week’s episode when we dive in deeper! For more resources or to connect with Amy, check out the links below! More Of What’s Inside: How math helped Amy in her career Becoming a transpersonal psychologist The biggest misconception of your purpose How the education system can harm us Understanding the link between feeling and purpose Paying attention to the pull of your life Stepping away from “should” Turning the crap into compost Mourning the loss of a possibility Taking a look at the bigger picture And much more! Connect with Amy: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyelizawong Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amyelizawong/?hl=en Website: https://continuingstudies.stanford.edu/ Website: https://www.alwaysonpurpose.com/ Book: Living On Purpose LINKS: Book: The Plant Paradox Polyvagal Theory Private Facebook Community: www.facebook.com/groups/unlimitedpotentialpodcast Personal Websites: morrellfirm.com ramcheruvu.wixsite.com/doctorram Youtube Channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCtSIgawdfsNk0bk4Rwotz7w Social Media: www.linkedin.com/in/doctorram https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-morrell Episode Minute By Minute: 0:02 - A peek into the episode 1:02 - What we cover today 2:03 - Introducing Amy Eliza Wong 3:35 - How Amy wrote her book 6:06 - Amy’s background 10:58 - Dispelling myths about your purpose 16:04 - Learning to pay attention again 20:46 - Stop “should-ing” on yourself 26:15 - Increasing your personal bandwidth 30:09 - Understanding transitional pain 36:26 - Finding the lessons in struggle 42:00 - Dealing with the fear of rejection 48:45 - Closing thoughts